High School Media Center Enhancement Grants

High School Media Center Enhancement Grants is sponsored by The Indianapolis Foundation. Part of The Indianapolis Foundation's Library Fund, these grants are specifically designed to benefit high school media centers within Marion County, supporting the mission to provide high-quality collections, resources, and access.

Media Center Enhancement Grant Application Form – The Indianapolis Foundation Donate to Flood Relief Effort info@indianapolisfoundation. org Welcome to the Media Center Enhancement Grant Application page, your starting point to apply for funding designed to support the growth and improvement of media centers across our community.

Whether you're looking to upgrade equipment, expand programming, or enhance access to media resources, this grant opportunity is here to help. We invite organizations to review the criteria carefully, read the eligibility instructions, and complete the form below.

Marion County high school libraries and media centers with at least one licensed media specialist or school librarian assigned full-time to the library media center are eligible to be considered for Library Fund grants. Please note that “full-time to the library media center” means that the library media specialist has a schedule that is substantially flexible and allows for co-teaching the majority of the time.

The proposed development of the library collections must have Principal support and proper oversight in the implementation and use of funds. Otherwise, the high school library media center may not be eligible for this grant.

The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund Media Center Enhancement Grants support: Acquisition of up-to-date print and electronic materials that support the teaching of the curriculum Acquisition of up-to-date materials to support collaboration in teaching and learning Acquisition of high interest reading materials to encourage leisure reading and/or to reach students with special literacy needs (e.g., titles in Spanish for students whose first language is Spanish) Acquisition of up-to-date library media center technology to support teaching and learning Grant funds MAY NOT be used for consumables; periodical or database subscription renewals; events or field trips; department or classroom-housed objects such as maps, manipulatives, or lab equipment; classroom book sets; furniture or salaries.

Grant funds should supplement, not replace, school or district-allocated library funds. Questions? Contact Senior Community Leadership Officer Jamie Valentine.

Library Fund High School Media Center Enhancement Grant Application Part I: Basic Information & School Population Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Library Media Specialist Telephone Library Media Specialist Email Confirm Library Media Specialist Email What grades does your building serve?

NOTE: If your building serves Grades 6-12, it will not affect eligibility. It does, however, give us a better picture of the community of students your media center serves. Check the box that corresponds with your school’s current 9-12 student population and range of grant funding.

(Figures should be based on school's current IDOE ADM.)

Grades 9-12 student population up to 200, eligible for up to $4,500 Grades 9-12 student population 201 to 500, eligible for up to $6,500 Grades 9-12 student population 501 to 1,000, eligible for up to $8,750 Grades 9-12 student population 1,001 to 1,500, eligible for up to $9,500 Grades 9-12 student population 1,501 to 2,000, eligible for up to $10,500 Grades 9-12 student population 2,001 to 3,000, eligible for up to $12,500 Grades 9-12 student population 3,001 and above, eligible for up to $14,500 Note: The maximum amount of funding is not automatically awarded.

% of students receiving free or reduced lunch Part II: Statement of Goals for Collection Development What are the critical needs of the school library’s print, e-book collection, e-resources, and/or media center technology? If relevant, please include any changes in the school community that are driving these needs.

Describe how enhancements to the library’s collection and/or media center technology will improve student achievement, support collaborative teaching, meet state standards for curriculum, provide high-interest reading materials to meet individual needs, and/or serve as resources for ESL/ELL students. How will you assess and/or measure the outcomes described above?

Part III: Stakeholder Involvement Describe how departments, individual faculty members and or/students will be involved in identifying new materials/resources. How will new resources be shared with and integrated into the community? Part IV: Proposed Purchases Please enter the collection enhancement resources to be acquired with grant funds by downloading and filling out this template .

Round all figures to nearest whole dollar amount. Add additional rows as necessary. Then, upload the filled out template below.

Proposed Purchases File Upload Drop a file here or click to upload Maximum file size: 33. 55MB Include any additional information you would like to share. I affirm that the applicant library is staffed by a full time, licensed library media specialist.

If awarded, we agree to implement this grant as outlined in the application. I affirm the Principal is in full support of this application and acquisition of materials described herein. By typing your full name below, you are signing this document electronically.

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